Plaistow South
Middle areaSouth Newham. 8,586 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Plaistow South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plaistow South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow South at a rate of 177.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 643 |
| Other crime | 271 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 187 |
| Vehicle crime | 140 |
| Theft from the person | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Robbery | 47 |
| Drug offences | 46 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Burglary | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plaistow South compares
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Is Plaistow South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow South at a rate of 177.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 149 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plaistow South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (643), other crime (271) and anti-social behaviour (187).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Plaistow South alone. See Newham
Plaistow South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plaistow South was £412,500 in 2025.
Plaistow South had 8,246 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Plaistow South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plaistow South, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.